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A lot of people look at them as varmints, but ever time I hear them or catch a rare glimpse of one, I count myself lucky. That said, if they were to get my little dogs, I might not feel that way. My neighbors lost the cutest little Boston Bull Terrier to them.

I have nothing against coyotes except that they are cat killers. When I lived in MS, some entered my house one night and killed one of my cats. It was mayhem. After I had done crying, I liked them a bit less…

I suppose I wouldn’t recognize this coyote over another at this point. 🙂 The last time we saw a coyote come this close was last year while the vet was here to geld Ellsworth. Ellsworth was under anesthesia (and the knife) and the vet, his tech and I watched a coyote come right up to the fence to check things out. Whoa!

We see them on our road once in a while too… as well as out and around Albuquerque.

The coyotes have never bothered the burros. Did you know that some people keep burros to guard their livestock? 🙂

I live in a suburb of Dallas, Tx and I see coyotes around here frequently. I have had them walk along the path behind my back fence and I have even seen them closer to town right by the highway. There is no doubt about it when you see one, is there? They are so distinctive with their long legs and particular way of walking.

Not really a fan of coyotes because we’re pretty sure one got our cat. Either that, or he was abducted by aliens. 🙂
I am of the live and let live camp, though. Coyotes were here first, we moved “out to the country”.

Do you ever wonder what it must have been like as a human crossing the prairie a hundred years ago and hearing the call of the coyotes for the first time–not knowing what it was? I would think ghosts/banshees. I would get in my wagon and head back to the city.

Me too! Me too! I get all excited when I see a deer. The other day as I was driving home from the feed store a coyote ran out in front of me. Of course I stopped, let the coyote finish crossing and went on my way. Aw heck, I still get excited when the Canadian Honkers fly over. Or when I see w turkey vulture. Or a hawk.

I sure am in good company with all of you who get a thrill out of seeing wild animals nearby. Not nearly as exciting or cool but we had a little racoon up by our back door eating our cats food…..it was really cute; a few days before that, it was an oppossum: who are cute in their ugly kind of way. I try to remember to bring the food in but sometimes purposefully forget just to get a glimpse!

Justina, it is nice to hear someone say they are happy. My guess is the majority of this country couldn’t truly say that…..so it is heartwarming to hear.